Senator Buruji Kashamu in ‘trouble’ as court refuses to stop his arrest

– A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to grant an order to stop the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police (NPF) from arresting Senator Buruji Kashamu

– Kashamu had filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit and a motion ex-parte for injunction

– He had sought to restrain the DSS and NPF from taking steps to arrest him

On Tuesday, August 30, a Federal High Court in Abuja declined to grant an order sought by Senator Buruji Kashamu to restrain the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police (NPF) from arresting and extraditing him  to the United States.

According to The Nation, Kashamu, through his lawyer, Godswill Mrakpor filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit and accompanied it with a motion ex-parte for injunction.

The Senator pepresenting Ogun East, had sought to restrain the respondents from taking steps to arrest him pending the determination of the substantive suit.

Justice Okon Abang declined to grant an ex-parte injunction. The judge instead, ordered that the respondents be served with the motion and for them to attend court on the next adjourned date to show cause why Kashamu’s ex-parte application, should not be granted.

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Kashamu, in a supporting affidavit, stated that the security agencies are acting based on a “politically motivated petition” authored by Oladikupo Adebutu from Ogun state.

He alleged that there were moves to arrest him and transport him to the US to face drug-related charges.

Kashamu argued that the move to arrest and extradict him was contrary to orders earlier made by the Lagos division of the Federal High Court which he had filed on the same issue.

Abang adjourned hearing in the suit till September 8 to enable the applicant to serve all the respondents with motion on notice.

In another development, Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development (AIED), a non-governmental -organisation known for anti-corruption crusade, has approached a Federal High Court in Lagos state for an order compelling the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Attorney General of the Federation to arrest and extradite Senator Buruji Kashamu to the United States for drug-related charges against him.

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